Evaluation of Influence of Acupuncture and Electro-Acupuncture for Blood Perfusion of Stomach by Laser Doppler Blood Perfusion Imaging

Table 1

Mean of gastric perfusion value in the three groups (mean ± SE, PU).

Group	n	Pre	5 min	10 min	15 min	20 min	25 min
Control	18	2.11±0.18	1.87±0.15	1.59±0.15	1.64±0.18	1.66±0.19	1.49±0.18
Acu.	20	2.14±0.16	2.23±0.13 *	2.40±0.13 **	2.64±0.17 **	2.55±0.16 **	2.65±0.17 **
EA	18	2.08±0.14	2.39±0.15 **	2.53±0.15 **	2.74±0.23 **	2.74±0.19 **	2.75±0.22 **

In acupuncture or EA group, 5 min is acupuncturing or EA instant, 10 min is 5 min, 15 min is 10 min of Acu. or EA. 20 min is 5 min, 25 min is 10 min after ceasing Acu. or EA. Compared with the control group, *𝑃<.002, **𝑃<.001. There are not statistical differentia between Acupuncture and EA group in all times.